FLATBREADS WITH CREAMY OREGANO FLAVORED RICOTTA AND OLIVE PEST

About

Brenda Gantt

I am a self-taught cook. I started cooking around 18 years old. I stood in the kitchen and watched my mother, who was my biggest inspiration at the time, cook.

4 Servings

Preparation: 30 minutes

Resting: 30 minutes

Cooking: 12 minutes

 

DOUGH INGREDIENTS

  • 1 3/4 cups plus 1 1/2 tbsp. (250 g) Italian “00” flour
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tbsp. (80 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) water
  • 3/4 tsp. (5 g) salt

 

DOUGH INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Mix the flour with the oil, water and a pinch of salt until a smooth and homogeneous dough forms.
  2. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

 

FILLING INGREDIENTS

  • 0.35 lbs. (160 g) fresh ricotta
  • 0.5 oz. (15 g) fresh oregano, or about 2 tbsp. + 2 tsp.
  • 2.8 oz. (80 g) black olive pesto, or about 3/4 cup
  • 1 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. (25 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

 

FILLING INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Whisk the ricotta with the oil, oregano, olive pesto, salt and pepper.
  2. Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag and pipe a bit of filling onto a square of dough.
  3. Place another square on top, like a sandwich. Repeat with the remaining squares and filling.

 

GARNISH INGREDIENTS

  • Mixed greens, as needed
  • 2 tbsp. (30 ml) extra-virgin olive oil

 

GARNISH INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Garnish the sandwich squares with mixed greens.
  2. Drizzle with the olive oil.

 

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  2. On a clean work surface, use a rolling pin or pasta machine to roll out sheets of dough about 1/16 inch (2 mm) thick.
  3. Using a fluted pastry wheel, cut out 3-inch (8 cm) dough squares.
  4. Transfer the squares to a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for about 12 minutes.

 

 

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